The Iron Trade in England and Wales 1500-1815: the charcoal iron industry and its transition to coke: PhD Thesis, Wolverhampton University (2003)
Peter King, 2003. https://doi.org/10.5284/1000239. How to cite using this DOI
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Thesis Text
| Thesis Section | File | Size |
|---|---|---|
| i. Abstract | 14kb | |
| ii. Abbreviations | 18kb | |
| iii. Preface | 32kb | |
| 1. Introduction | 142kb | |
| 2. Sources of Economic Growth | 107kb | |
| 3. Technology | 306kb | |
| 4. Organisation | 294kb | |
| 5. Slow Acceptance of Coke Pig Iron | 165kb | |
| 6. The Production of the Iron Industry | 335kb | |
| 7. Overseas Trade | 220kb | |
| 8. Economic Trends and the Consumption of Iron | 110kb | |
| 9. Conclusion | 60kb | |
| Bibliography A - Manuscript Sources | 58kb | |
| Bibliography B - Published Works | 410kb | |
| Bibliography C - Supplementary | 18kb | |
| Appendix 1 - Sources and Methodology for the History and Topography of Iron Works | 68kb | |
| Appendix 2 - Population Estimates | 21kb | |
| Appendix 3 - The Coalbrookdale Accounts | 60kb | |
| Appendix 4 - The Independence of the 18th Century Ironworks Lists | 29kb | |
| Appendix 5 - Other Difficulties with the Forge Output Data | 28kb | |
| Appendix 6 - The Stability of Forge Production | 28kb | |
| Appendix 7 - The Definition of Regions, Districts, and Groups | 60kb | |
| Appendix 8 - Computational Files | 20kb | |
| Appendix 24 - Introduction to Gazetteers | 24kb |
Thesis Data
The data presented here consists of the workbook source files for all charts, tables, and tabular appendices contained within the thesis and are further described in Appendix 8 of the thesis itself. Where tables have been removed from a thesis text file the relevant workbook file and sheet name is clearly highlighted and can be located using the links below. The files are presented here in their migrated formats, as either Comma Separated Value text files (for datasheets) or png images (for charts), and not as the original Excel files. As such, all files simply present the raw or processed data and have thus had macros and formulae removed from them.
The folders 'Coalbrookdale' and 'Import Trade' contain files with the figures and tables for chapters 5 and 7 of the thesis respectively. Despite the title of the latter, it includes data on exports as well as imports. The folder 'ForgeXL' contains figures and tables for other chapters together with two text documents that can be accessed from this page.
| Coalbrookdale | Chapter 5 figures and charts. |
| Import Trade | Chapter 7 figures and charts. |
| ForgeXL | Figures and charts for all other chapters. This folder also contains two text files. |
